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A/N: Oh, hey, look! I actually put this at the beginning this time. Surprise! Well, welcome to chapter 2 of FFaK. To those of you that made it this far, congrats and thank you. Apparently I'm doing something right if you're reading this. So, re-cap! Ven now belongs to Terra. It's Terra's birthday, so there's a celebration (not a party. This is set in the 16th or 17th century. They were too classy for mere parties. But its an alternate world, so they have electricity and running water and various other modern conveniences. Its fanfiction. I can do whatever I want in it.) Ven was Marluxia's present to Terra. And now everyone else is arriving. Without further ado...
:Fit for a King- Chapter 2:
Ventus sat beside Terra in the throne room they were in before Ven's tour of the palace. While they were out, Terra had someone put in a chair for Ventus beside his. It was smaller than Terra's, but no less intricate and elegant. Terra's father, King Eraqus, sat on Terra's right. He was speaking to one of the palace guards, probably about the guests that were supposed to be arriving in the next few minutes. As soon as Ven thought this, as if on cue, the first guests began coming into the throne room. In the lead was a giant man with long, black, dread-locked hair. Behind him were a handful of others. There was a blond man with a goatee holding onto the dread-locked man's hand. Another blond with a mohawk/mullet combination followed closely behind them. Marluxia was also there, chatting with a man wearing an eye patch and grey streaks in his hair.
Ven felt intimidated by the newcomers. Being unversed in court life and etiquette, he was afraid of doing something wrong and embarrassing Terra. Terra noticed Ven's discomfort and reached out a hand, squeezing the blonde's with his own. Ven looked over at the Prince and tried to smile, but it came out wrong.
"Don't worry. They'll like you. Just be yourself. Relax a little." Ven nodded slightly, feeling just a tad bit better. That completely left the room after a whole new group of nobles entered the room. He decided to look at the floor instead of the people arriving, thinking it would help him calm his nerves. A few people from this new group of arrivals approached Terra to wish him a happy birthday.
"Hello, Axel. And who's this with you?"
"This is Roxas. I thought you met him already? Maybe it was some other brunette. Who's the blonde cutie beside you?"
"This is Ventus. Marluxia got him as a birthday present for me. Ven? Say hi."
Ven looked up, and the redhead, presumably Axel, gasped. Looking beside Axel, there was another blonde furry, from the looks of his ears, another kitten. At Axel's gasp, the other blonde, Roxas, looked up. Ven stared in shock. Roxas looked exactly like him. All four of them, Ventus, Roxas, Axel, and Terra, paused in shock before Axel spoke up.
"Roxas, didn't you mention you had siblings?" Roxas nodded slowly. "Looks like we found one, then."
Roxas began walking to Ventus while the other two men watched. He reached out and touched Ven's face. After searching Ventus' eyes for a few moments, he smiled warmly. Ven smiled back with as much warmth as Roxas had, and took his newly-found brother's hand in his.
Terra exchanged a glance with Axel, and then smiled at the two furries. "How about the two of you go somewhere else so you can talk. I'm sure there's a million questions you have for each other."
Ven looked up, his eyes wide and unsure. "Really? Are you okay with that? If you're not, I can-"
Terra cut him of with a small laugh. "I'm sure Ven. Go. Have fun with Roxas. I'll have someone bring you food later. And Axel and Roxas were staying tonight anyway. So you can sleep in a room with him if the two of you want."
Ventus quickly got up, giving Terra a small hug and a quick "thank you" before taking Roxas' hand again and leading him out of the throne room. They wandered through the halls before making it to the hall Terra's room was on. Opening the door to another bedroom on the hall, Ven and Roxas entered, immediately going to the bed and sitting on it. They stared at each other for a moment before speaking at the same time.
"Where are-"
"How long have-"
Both laughed and Ven gestured for Roxas to go first.
"How long have you been out?"
"Just today. Lord Marluxia came to get me this morning. I had never been outside before this morning. It was so grey and dreary in the cell." Roxas reached over and took one of Ven's hands in his own.
"I'm so sorry. It makes me realize how lucky I am to have been taken out of there at a young age. Axel got me as a present for his ninth birthday from his dad. I've been with him ever since. We're, um, actually together now."
Ventus cocked his head to the side. "Together?"
"Yeah. Like, dating."
"Oh. What's it like dating someone?"
Roxas paused, not expecting the question, but trying to answer anyway. "Its like, being best friends with someone. You know their secrets, what they like, what they don't like, their fears, everything. And they know everything about you. The only difference is that you do things like kissing and holding hands."
"That makes sense. But, wait. Terra was holding my hand earlier. Does that mean we're dating?" Ven asked curiously.
"Did he ask you if you wanted to date him?" Ven shook his head 'no'. "Then you're not. He was probably doing it so you didn't get lost."
"Okay." Ventus paused in thought for a minute. "Roxas? Do you remember our parents?"
"Kind of. I remember blond hair, I think it was our mom. I don't think I ever saw our dad. And there were two others, they both had dark hair, like brown or black. But I can't remember faces or names. Just blobs with different hair colors."
"Maybe we can find them someday."
Roxas gazed out the window at the sky, looking as if he was remembering their family. "Yeah. Maybe someday."
They talked for hours after that, until they both fell asleep, curled against each other on the bed. They didn't even wake up when Terra and Axel came in to check on them. Seeing the two kittens sleeping, Terra quietly walked over and pulled the cover over them, kissing Ven on the forehead and wishing them sweet dreams in a whisper.
The next morning, Ven and Roxas woke early. Deciding to get breakfast, they quickly made the bed and headed out to the hall, bumping into Terra on the way out.
He smiled kindly down at the two. "Good morning, Ventus, Roxas. Hungry?" Both nodded vehemently, they had barely touched last night's dinner, they were too busy talking with each other. "Follow me. I'm sure Axel is in the kitchen already, harassing the cooks." They laughed and followed behind Terra. Walking into the kitchen, the small blonds were overwhelmed by the amount of noise, most of it coming from a certain redhead.
"Where are my eggs? I asked for those fifteen minutes ago! Just how long does it take you people to make eggs?"
Terra quickly walked over and intercepted an angry cook before he could hit Axel with his frying pan. "Patience, Axel. I'm sure your eggs will be done shortly." Waving over another (less angry) cook, he ordered them to make Ven and Roxas what they wanted. This cook looked happy to not be the one dealing with Axel, and hurried to do as the prince asked. After all the food was made and eaten, Axel said they had to leave, much to Ven's dismay. He reluctantly said goodbye to Roxas, hugging him and promising they would see each other again. He quietly stood at Terra's side, watching as Axel and Roxas got into their carriage. Waving again for the last time, they quickly drove out of sight.
Turning to Ven, Terra noticed the sad expression on his kitten's face. "Don't worry, Ven. They're not gone for forever. I promise they'll be back soon, especially now we know Roxas is one of your siblings."
Ventus smiled at Terra. "You're right." He looked down for a moment, thinking, before he turned back to the prince. "Terra? Do you- I mean, can you, and will you, help me find my other siblings? Roxas said there were two more."
"Of course, Ven. Anything for my adorable little kitten." He said, scratching behind Ven's ears, making him purr. They turned and went back inside the palace, running into Marluxia on their way back to Terra's room so they could talk.
"Kitten! Where were you? I didn't see your cute little face at all last night."
"Ven found one of his siblings, he spent all night talking with him."
"A sibling? Wait, do you mean Axel's kitten? Because he looks exactly like Ven." Terra nodded in affirmation. "Oh, Ven! I'm so happy for you! One day out in the world and you're already finding your family."
"One member of his family. According to Roxas, there's two more, and we still don't know his parents."
Ven finally spoke up. "Roxas said only our mom was there with us. He said he never saw our dad. I think once we were all old enough, we were kept in separate rooms, because I don't remember ever seeing anyone else my age, or any other pets or slaves at all. The only person I ever saw was the old man, but even that didn't happen often."
Marluxia made a small, sympathetic noise. "My poor little Kitten. No wonder you're so shy. You never had anyone to talk to. Don't worry. That'll change soon. You're so cute and like-able everyone is going to want to know you."
"Lets hope not. I don't want to have to keep all the creeps away from Ven. They'd take advantage of him."
"And that's why you let him socialize with people you know and trust. And keep him by your side all the time. That's what I would do if I had a kitten as cute as this little one." Marluxia cooed and began playing with Ven's hair, rubbing his head and scratching behind his ears like Terra had done a few minutes before. Ven began purring again, making Marluxia laugh. "See? He's adorable. Everyone's going to love him."
Terra rolled his eyes. "I never said they wouldn't."
"Its been nice talking, but I have to go. I can never stay away from home for too long. My garden needs me. Ven, hopefully I'll see you again soon. Both of you have a nice day."
"Goodbye, Marluxia. Have fun in your garden," Terra replied with a small smirk.
"Laugh and joke all you want, but you haven't seen them. They are worth all the work. And I bet if you spent a little time gardening, you would like it too."
Terra waved him off. "Maybe, maybe not. But lets not have this argument again. You need to get home. Arguing will only make you late."
"You're right. Goodbye, Terra and Ventus. See you again soon, hopefully."
The rest of the day passed quickly, with Terra meeting with a few nobles early in the day, getting it out of the way so he could spend the rest of his time with Ventus. That afternoon, they went outside and walked around the palace gardens talking until it was time to go inside for dinner. They ate quietly, because both were tired form walking all afternoon. Heading back to their room, Terra had to pick Ven up and carry him the rest of the way so he wouldn't stumble and fall while walking. Going into their room, he sat Ven on the bed and changed him into night clothes, tucking him into bed before changing his own clothes and laying down beside him. Ventus immediately curled up beside Terra and began breathing softly. The prince smiled down at his little blond before closing his eyes and following him into dreamland.
A/N 2: That took me forever to come up with. I'm so sorry if you wanted this to be posted earlier, but I really didn't get most of this written until recently. Even then, I'm not satisfied with it. And my wonderful beta reader is too busy at the moment, so he couldn't read over it for me, so if its crap, I'm sorry. This is my first draft and its probably all over the place, but I'm done with it. Finally.
Please, please, please review. I really want to know what you think of this so far. I know its only 2 chapters, but still. I had 30 something people read chapter 1, but I only got 1 review. I can't give you what you want if you don't tell me. And on that note, if you're reading this and you read my oneshot Forevermore, lets say hypothetically I'm writing a second chapter. Would any of you read it? And if you haven't read it, go read it, then tell me if you want a second chapter. Please? *gives puppy eyes, even though I suck at them* I'd love you forever.
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